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Commentary Solomon: Unanimous Conformity in the Senate

Commentary, July, 03 2010 Norman Solomon
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Every living senator voted Wednesday to approve Gen. David Petraeus as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.

Commentary Solomon: From Great Man to Great Screwup: Behind the McChrystal Uproar

Commentary, June, 24 2010 Norman Solomon
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When the wheels are coming off, it doesn’t do much good to change the driver.

Commentary Solomon: Israel and Harman in Tandem: From High Seas to Airwaves

Commentary, June, 05 2010 Norman Solomon
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When Israel attacked the Gaza aid flotilla, Congresswoman Jane Harman was engaged in a parallel assault. Israel’s government relied on the efficacy of violence; Harman’s campaign was counting on the power of paid media. In both cases, the targets ...

Commentary Solomon: A Bomber Jacket Doesn't Cover the Blood

Commentary, April, 02 2010 Norman Solomon
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President Obama has taken a further plunge into the kind of war abyss that consumed predecessors named Johnson, Nixon and Bush.

Commentary Solomon: Zero Public Option + One Mandate = Disaster

Commentary, March, 19 2010 Norman Solomon
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Not long ago, the most prominent supporters of the public option were touting it as essential for healthcare reform. Now, suddenly, it's incidental.

Commentary Solomon: Dollars for Death, Pennies for Life

Commentary, February, 16 2010 Norman Solomon
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When the U.S. military began a major offensive in southern Afghanistan over Presidents Day weekend, the killing of children and other civilians was predictable. Lofty rhetoric aside, such deaths come with the territory of war and occupation.

Commentary Solomon: Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism

Commentary, January, 21 2010 Norman Solomon
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In his triumphant speech on election night, the next senator from Massachusetts should have thanked top Democrats in Washington for all they did to make his victory possible.

Znet Article Solomon: Flares in the Political Dark

Znet Article, December, 26 2009 Norman Solomon
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The winter solstice of 2009 arrived as a grim metaphor for the current politics of healthcare, war and a lot more. “In a dark time,” wrote the poet Theodore Roethke, “the eye begins to see.”

Commentary Solomon: Mr. President, War Is Not Peace

Commentary, December, 12 2009 Norman Solomon
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Eloquence in Oslo cannot change the realities of war.

Commentary Solomon: The War Stampede

Commentary, November, 22 2009 Norman Solomon
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Disputes are raging within the Obama administration over how to continue the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. A new leak tells us that Washington’s ambassador in Kabul, former four-star general Karl Eikenberry, has cautioned against adding more t...

Commentary Solomon: Biggest State Party to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

Commentary, November, 17 2009 Norman Solomon
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There's a significant new straw in the political wind for President Obama to consider. The California Democratic Party has just sent him a formal and clear message: Stop making war in Afghanistan

Znet Article Solomon: The Next Phase of Healthcare Apartheid

Znet Article, November, 06 2009 Norman Solomon
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At this point, only spinners who've succumbed to their own vertigo could use the word "robust" to describe the public option in the healthcare bill that the House Democratic leadership has sent to the floor.

Commentary Solomon: Uncle Sam in Afghanistan: Good Help Is Hard to Find

Commentary, October, 23 2009 Norman Solomon
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Almost eight years after choosing Hamid Karzai to head the Afghan government, Uncle Sam would like to give him a pink slip. But it’s not easy. And the grim fiasco of Afghanistan’s last election is shadowing the next.

Commentary Solomon: Starting Another Year of War in Afghanistan

Commentary, October, 02 2009 Norman Solomon
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October 2009 has begun with the New York Times reporting that "the president, vice president and an array of cabinet secretaries, intelligence chiefs, generals, diplomats and advisers gathered in a windowless basement room of the White House for t...

Commentary Solomon: Men with Guns, in Kabul and Washington

Commentary, September, 09 2009 Norman Solomon
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For those who believe in making war, Kabul is a notable work product. After 30 years, the results are in: a devastated city.

Commentary Solomon: A Little Girl in Kabul

Commentary, September, 02 2009 Norman Solomon
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Yesterday, I met a little girl named Guljumma. She's seven years old, and she lives in Kabul at a place called Helmand Refugee Camp District 5.

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